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lit 1
(lĭt)v.
A past tense and a past participle of light 1. See Usage Note at light1.
adj.
Informal. Drunk or drugged. Often used with up.
lit 2
(lĭt)v.
A past tense and a past participle of light 1.
lit 3
(lĭt)n. Informal
Literature, especially as an academic subject: enjoyed my course in French lit.
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lit
(lɪt)vb
1. a past tense and past participle of light 1
2. an alternative past tense and past participle of light 2
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lit1
(lɪt)v.
1. a pt. and pp. of light 1 .
adj. 2. Slang. drink.
lit3
(lɪt)v.
a pt. and pp. of light 3.
lit4
(lɪt)n.
literature: a course in English lit.
[by shortening]
Lit
(in Italy) lira.
lit.
1. liter.
2. literal.
3. literally.
4. literary.
5. literature.
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Noun 1. [画像:lit - the humanistic study of a body of literature]lit - the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
literary study - the humanistic study of literature
literature - creative writing of recognized artistic value
Adj. 1. lit - provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
2. lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"
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(lait) : light on – past tense, past participle lit (lit) – verb to find by chance. While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant. afkom يَجِدُ بالصُّدْفَه натъквам се dar com náhodou padnout na stoßen falde over συναντώ τυχαία dar con sattuma چشم کسی به چیزی افتادن löytää sattumalta tomber par hasard sur qqch. לְהִתָקֵל slučajno pronaći rábukkan menemukan lenda á, koma niður á imbattersi in* 偶然見つける 우연히 발견하다 užtikti, užeiti nejauši uzdurties terjumpa aanbelanden bij komme over natknąć się na په نا څاپى ډول يو شى ته پام كيدل случайно набрести на (náhodou) natrafiť na naleteti na naići na råka (stöta, träffa) på เจอโดยบังเอิญ rastlamak, tesadüfen bulmak 偶然發現 несподівано наштовхнутися, випадково натрапити اتفاقا حاصل کرنا tình cờ tìm thấy 偶然发现
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